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CASE56134: Horary consultation concerning Frances Barlegs (PERSON43507)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1623 at 08:30

RN Francis Barlegs of Watton 14 y Ap 26. h {sic} hor 8. 30 ant m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 73r (upper left part of page)

Frances Barlegs (PERSON43507)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment

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CASE56144: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Eady (PERSON48246)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1623 at 16:00

RN Elis: Yeady of Ringsteede 53 Ap 26 h {sic} hor. 4. p m 1623.

feareth an ill spirit an old womā goody Taylour went away in choler

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 74r (bottom left part of page)

Elizabeth Eady (PERSON48246)

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Medical >Treatment (Requesting sigils)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?f30-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f32-number-of-querents=Single%20querent;f33-date=1620-1629%3A%3A1623%3A%3A04%3A%3A26, accessed 29 March 2025.

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